Test Details
Mnemonic
HEOBA
Ordering Code
3400451
CPT-4 Code(s)
87081, 87205, plus 87181 x 5 if reflexed to susceptibility, at additional cost
Specimen Information
Collect
Gastric/antral or duodenal biopsy
Specimen Preparation
Send 3 mm gastric/antral or duodenal biopsy in Brucella broth or equivalent with 10 - 20% glycerol. Do not send in a swab container. Send frozen -70°C.
Alternate Specimen
Broth with or without glycerol 2 - 8°C
Sterile non-bacteriostatic saline 2 - 8°C
Sterile non-bacteriostatic saline 2 - 8°C
Minimum Volume
No minimum
Transport Temperature
Brucella Broth or equivalent with glycerol: -10 degrees Celcius
Broth with or without glycerol, or sterile non-bacteriostatic saline: Refrigerated
Broth with or without glycerol, or sterile non-bacteriostatic saline: Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Transport swab with or without gel; stool
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen (-70°C): 5 days
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen (-70°C): 5 days
Methodology
Culture
Reference Range
Result Name Reference Range
Gram Stain No curved Gram-negative bacilli seen
Culture No Helicobacter pylori isolated
Gram Stain No curved Gram-negative bacilli seen
Culture No Helicobacter pylori isolated
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes